Life memories and the ability to act: The meaning of autonomy and participation for older people when living with chronic illness

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 824-833

  Hedman, Maria ^a,b   Pöder, Ulrika ^a   Mamhidir, Anna Greta ^a,b   Nilsson, Annika ^a,b   Kristofferzon, Marja Leena ^a,b   Häggström, Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ability to act; Autonomy; Chronic illness; Decision making; Disability; Independence; Life memories; Older people; Participation; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84958874374     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12215     Document Type: Article

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